Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ROUX
roux
(noun) a mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
roux (plural roux)
A mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
Anagrams
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Source: Wiktionary
Roux, n. Etym: [F. beurre roux brown butter.] (Cookery)
Definition: A thickening, made of flour, for soups and gravies.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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